Fight Foot Odour with these Home Remedies

By:Vasudha Bhat, Onlymyhealth Editorial Team,Date:Apr 08, 2014

Getting rid of the annoying foot odour was never so easy. Some remedies which can be readily available to you at home can effectively fight the odour and give you fresh smelling feet even after you have spent a long day wearing shoes.

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Save yourself the Embarrassment

Do you have to think twice before removing your shoes in public or at home? Is your foot odour giving you embarrassing moments? Food odour, technically known as bromhidrosis, can put you in awkward situations when you have to take off your shoes while sitting with someone. This occurs when sweat accumulated on your feet is not able to evaporate because you are wearing socks or shoes. Your skin bacteria feeds on the sweat and leading to a foul smell. But to your rescue, there are many convenient home remedies which will help you fight the irritating smell. Here is a list:

Baking Soda

Sodium bicarbonate or baking soda can help you in neutralizing the pH level of sweat in turn reducing the bacteria. Put some baking soda in your socks or shoes before wearing them or you can also put your feet in a bucket filled with warm water and baking soda every night.

Alum

Alum consists of astringent and antiseptic properties which curbs the growth of bacteria on feet. Add a teaspoon of alum powder to warm water and wash your feet with it. After 15-20 minutes, sprinkle some alum powder on dried feet. Follow this religiously at least once a day.

Black Tea

Black tea contains tannic acid which kills the odour producing bacteria. It closes the pores on your feet which reduces the production of sweat on your feet. In 3 cups of water, add 2 tea bags. Pour half a bucket of cold water in the solution and soak your feet for 20 minutes.

Olive Oil

Sage

The tannic acid present in sage absorbs the odour present in your shoe completely and leaves behind an aromatic smell. Also, you can soak your feet in sage tea for 15 minutes or have a cup of sage tea every night before going off to sleep.

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